Orbital elements: 2010 JW34 Earth MOID = 0.0082 AU Epoch 2010 July 23.0 TT = JDT 2455400.5 MPC M 203.49090 (2000.0) P Q n 1.01112574 Peri. 44.59407 -0.09572221 -0.99493696 a 0.9831036 Node 50.92324 +0.90189947 -0.09970640 e 0.0548126 Incl. 2.26066 +0.42120614 -0.01261238 P 0.97 H 28.0 G 0.15 U 6 [u...
Orbital elements: 2011 BL45 Earth MOID = 0.0010 AU Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC M 210.57799 (2000.0) P Q n 0.93569194 Peri. 153.72265 +0.32224057 +0.94590968 a 1.0352553 Node 135.04896 -0.87765132 +0.31341260 e 0.0205602 Incl. 3.05302 -0.35480864 +0.08382965 P 1.05 H 27.6 G 0.15 U 7 M...
Orbital elements:
2011 MX Earth MOID = 0.0014 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 67.24829 (2000.0) P Q
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Independent Spinning Lander Revives as a Universal Moon Hopper A radical new concept of a robotic lunar explorer has just been revived from its slumber. The Spirit of Southern California, originally designed by the Southern California Selene Group (SCSG), would now be designated as a moon hoppin...
Plesetsk Cosmodrome is located about 800 km north of Moscow and south of Arkhangelsk
At the beginning of the 1960, US intelligence has already placed Plesetsk high up in the list of suspected ICBM sites. Francis Gary Powers' reconnaissance flight on May 1, 1960, which resulted in famous U-2 inc...
Orbital elements:
2011 FS9 Earth MOID = 0.0030 AU
Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC
M 5.57892 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.92952556 Peri. 337.36922 -0.69482133 -0.71690575
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e 0.0547647 Incl. 8.25027 +0.23456978 -0.15074869
P 1.06 H 23.6 G 0.1...
Orbital elements:
2011 MV Earth MOID = 0.1806 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 141.53092 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.63212461 Peri. 52.92980 -0.61626261 -0.40700944
a 1.3446242 Node 92.67824 +0.31298830 -0.91216311
e 0.1841509 Incl. 42.45032 +0.72267470 +0.04797688
P 1.56 H 20.9 G 0....
Orbital elements:
2011 MU PHA, Earth MOID = 0.0246 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 0.02018 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.63617590 Peri. 281.29819 +0.92195304 -0.36725073
a 1.3389096 Node 100.34117 +0.38583767 +0.84333034
e 0.6580116 Incl. 7.18266 +0.03364361 +0.39232747
P 1.55 H 20.0...
Supercomputer to help reveal secrets of the Universe Cosmologists at a leading international research centre hope a new £1.9m supercomputer will help reveal the origins and make-up of the Universe. The Cosmology Machine Supercomputer (COSMA 4) will be officially opened at Durham University's...
Orbital elements:
2011 EZ78 Earth MOID = 0.0908 AU
Epoch 2011 Feb. 8.0 TT = JDT 2455600.5 MPC
M 319.59056 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.26463413 Peri. 179.45358 +0.33393719 +0.89757342
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e 0.5387915 Incl. 17.84003 -0.37226052 -0.15495653
P 3.72 H 17.1...
Orbital elements:
2011 MT Earth MOID = 0.2877 AU
Epoch 2011 Aug. 27.0 TT = JDT 2455800.5 MPC
M 15.52230 (2000.0) P Q
n 0.18557498 Peri. 343.99042 -0.09502400 +0.96825807
a 3.0440826 Node 280.11969 -0.88563199 -0.18827315
e 0.5736296 Incl. 13.58213 -0.45456180 +0.16440662
P 5.31 H 19.5 G 0...
Conference marks tercentenary of Thomas Wright, eighteenth-century polymath A range of scholars from across the UK come together for a conference at the University of Bristol today to celebrate and reflect on the work of Thomas Wright, a fascinating eighteenth-century astronomer, mathematic...
Russia astronomer and astrophysicist Rashid Syunyaev has become the proud winner of this year's Kyoto Prize. Established by Kyocera Corp. CEO Katsuo Inamori in 1985, the award is given on an annual basis to leading scientists, artists, philosophers and filmmakers. [url=http://english.ruvr....
Montauk Observatory seeks home for $30G telescope The $30,000 telescope a Montauk astronomy group bought is a marvel, a high-powered instrument for seeing deep into space from the darkness of Long Island's eastern tip. Now, it just needs a home. [url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suf...